English
riddlesome
From riddle + -some.
Formed from riddle + -some
Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- ‘to think’
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Proto-West Germanic *rādislī ‘counsel’
Old English rǣdels ‘counsel’
Middle English redels ‘a riddle or enigma’
Middle English redel ‘a riddle or enigma’
English riddle
Today it means
adj Characterised by riddles or riddling; enigmatic
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / riddlesome